Lab Week 1: Directional Terms

Question 1

Superior/Inferior

Answer 1

Above/Below

Question 2

Anterior(Ventral)/Posterior(Dorsal)

Answer 2

To the front/to the back

Toward the ventral side/toward the dorsal side

Question 3

Rostral/Claudal

Answer 3

Toward forehead or nose/Toward tail or inferior end

Question 4

Medial/Lateral

Answer 4

Toward median plane/away from median plane

Question 5

Intermediate

Answer 5

Between two structures

Question 6

Ipsilateral/Contralateral

Answer 6

On same side of the body/on opposite sides of the body

Question 7

Proximal/Distal

Answer 7

Closer to point of attachment or origin/farther from point of attachment or origin

Question 8

Superficial/Deep

Answer 8

Closer to the body surface/farther from the body surface